Academic Hype Man

Academic Hype Man #4: Dr. Gina A. Garcia, “Becoming Hispanic Serving Institutions”

When the University of Arizona (UA) became an Hispanic Serving Institution (HSI), I remember very vividly being in a meeting where we were going to pursue a federal grant for which we were now eligible given our new designation. The conversation, as we were considering how to frame our proposal, kept coming back to the “need for …

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Academic Hype Man #3: Dr. Mauricio R. Magaña and Cartographies of Youth Resistance

Author: Dr. Maurice (Mauricio) R. Magaña Title: Cartographies of Youth Resistance: Hip-Hop, Punk, and Urban Autonomy in Mexico Publisher: Routledge Paperback: 234 pages ISBN: 9780520344624 https://www.ucpress.edu/book/9780520344624/cartographies-of-youth-resistance  (Buy this book, dang it!) If I had a nickel for every time I’ve heard some type of, “The problem with kids today…” I would be a pretty wealthy guy. It’s funny because this …

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